Program areas at Movement Disorders Foundation
Research projects funded by the Movement Disorders Foundation GRANT FUNDING program must have a clear possibility of working at scale and for which grant funding has been otherwise difficult to obtain. In 2023, the organization restructured its grant funding program to support early-career research scientists in their advancement of high risk/high reward translational and/or clinical research that advances the understanding, treatment or prevention of multiple movement disorders. Subsequently, the organization did not award any grants in 2023. The new Young Investigator Pilot Grant program formally launched in February 2024 with an invitational request for proposals to research institutions in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
Movement Disorders Foundation hosted its annual Huntington's Disease FAMILY EDUCATION DAY symposium in October 2023. The event was held in person and later streamed to a combined audience of over 60 participants.
Movement Disorder Foundation's HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE (HD) CLINIC provides an elite team approach to HD care and research. Patients benefit from expert neurologists, psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, counselors and other professionals who have extensive experience working with families affected by the disease and who work collaboratively to help families plan the best HD care program throughout the course of the disease. With the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA), Movement Disorders Foundation helps fund and administers the Center of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center, a comprehensive clinic where patients can visit with genetic counselors, psychologists, therapists and providers - at no charge. The Center of Excellence distinction is conferred on clinics who share HDSA's commitment to high-quality, comprehensive care and access to clinical research.
Movement Disorders Foundation's ENEWSLETTER provides important news, information and resources each Thursday for individuals living with movement disorders and their care partners. Now in its second year, the MDF eNewsletter reaches over 3000 people each week with more than 1600 active readers.